Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans

Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Martyniaceae
Genus: Proboscidea
Species: Proboscidea louisianica
Subspecies: Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans

Name

Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting, Southw. Naturalist 28: 448. (1983)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Martynia fragrans Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26 (Misc.): 85. (1840)
• Homotypic
  • Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne.
• Heterotypic
  • Craniolaria fallax A.DC.
  • Craniolaria fragrans Schenk
  • Martynia fallax (A.DC.) Kunze
  • Martynia violacea Engelm.
  • Proboscidea fallax (A.DC.) Decne.
  • Proboscidea violacea Decne.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA USA (Massachusetts, Texas) Regional: Mexico ;Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas) Introduction into: South Africa [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bretting, P.K. 1983. Southwestern Naturalist 28: 448.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sept. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 11 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Proboscidea louisianica subsp. fragrans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sept. 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Sweet Unicorn Plant

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